In February, Britain experienced a larger-than-expected budget deficit, driven by increased cost-of-living payments and the lingering impact of past inflation on public finances, according to official data released on Thursday. The public sector net borrowing, excluding state-owned banks, amounted to £8.401 billion last month, compared to £11.843 billion recorded a …
Read More »Gold Hits Record High on Fed’s Interest Rate Cut Pledge
Gold prices surged to unprecedented levels on Thursday, driven by a decline in the dollar and bond yields following the Federal Reserve’s decision to maintain expectations of three interest rate cuts this year. The allure of gold strengthened as low interest rates diminished the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, March 20
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which had earlier risen above 104.00, eventually dropped later on Wednesday after FOMC decision, hitting lows of 103.00s. FOMC decision, to keep interest rate unchanged in March, significantly had an impact on market mood including the performance of US stocks as well as gold prices.Economic …
Read More »AUD/USD advances following FOMC decision
The Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates unchanged and to adhere to the US monetary policy projection from the previous year, which suggests 75 basis points (bps) of rate cuts in 2024, caused the Australian dollar to leap 0.83% against the US dollar on Wednesday. The pair trades at 0.6595, …
Read More »US Dollar Nosedives After FOMC Rate Decision
Following the FOMC’s decision to keep interest rates steady and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference, which in March established a higher for longer attitude while also hinting at three rate decreases before 2024 ends, the US dollar fell to its lowest point this week.FOMC Decision in Line with Expectations …
Read More »FOMC Decision Seen as Price-Friendly for Gold, Triggers Fresh Rally
The Federal Reserve maintained its monetary policy unchanged at the recently concluded Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) monetary policy meeting, as anticipated. At 5.25% to 5.50%, the main Fed Funds interest rate range remained unchanged. It seems that the FOMC statement took a moderate stance on policy, neither being very …
Read More »Powell: Policymakers made no decisions about future meetings in March
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has explained the decision to leave the policy rate, federal funds rate, unchanged at the range of 5.25-5.5% and responds to questions in the post-meeting press conference.Key Statements:“We want to see more data that gives us higher confidence on inflation moving down sustainably.”“We made no decisions …
Read More »Fed Signals Interest Rate Cuts in 2024
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve kept the interest rate in the 5.25%-5.50% area without any change at the end of its meeting that began one day ago, which was in line with market expectations.The central bank has been holding the interest rate at these levels since July 2023, when the …
Read More »FOMC Holds Rate Policy Unchanged As Broadly Expected
Following its meeting in March, the Federal Reserve has just announced its monetary policy decision to hold the US central bank’s policy rate at 5.25%–5.5%. All eyes focus now on the policy statement as well as the press conference starring Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
Read More »US Dollar shows modest gains ahead of Fed decision
On Wednesday, the US dollar’s gains continued. The revised Dot Plot and Chair Powell’s tone are the centre of attention. Any surprise from the Fed, whether hawkish or dovish, could cause volatility in the USD. At present, the US Dollar Index (DXY) is trading close to 104, indicating a gain …
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